Ingredients for this week were:
Arugula, Lime(no, I have never cooked with lime..), and Chayotes (I have no idea how to pronounce that one..)
What I made:
Sweet italian sausage seasoned with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, Adobo, lemon juice and lime juice, also with lemon and lime zest grated into it. My own creation of paprika sliced potatoes, sauteed in butter with salt and pepper for taste. There was a recipe on the bag that the Chayotes came in, so I used that for it. And an arugula and green pepper salad with shredded carrot and Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
The responses:
JLC: Yep, she came over again for dinner!! JLC has eaten arugula before and she likes it ok, it's appearently a bitter green and I didn't know that. She told me that as I was cooking, so I tried to cut the bitterness with some lemon juice, lime juice and the Parmesan cheese. JLC enjoyed the whole meal and especially liked the chayote! She asked for the recipe so that she could make it sometime. I had already thrown out the bag, so I went digging through the garbage to find it! For those who'd also like to try it, I'll include the recipe at the end of this post. She said that not everyone enjoys arugula, and you have to be careful with you prepare it with.
Fro: This was his first time to my apartment, and I've known him for 14 years! He did NOT like the arugula, at all, after the first bite, he wouldn't eat any more of it. It ended up in the garbage. He is now making tons of arugula jokes about how horrible it is! :D He also liked the chayote very much. He said you couldn't really taste the lemon/lime in the sausage, but that it is probably because sausage is such a strong flavor. He didn't realize that the paprika potatoes were potatoes and almost wouldn't eat them until he was informed of that.
Fil: Fil is JLC's boyfriend, and they come over fairly often. Fil also didn't like the arugula and most of it ended up in the trash. He's a pretty quiet kinda guy too, so didn't really say much until I squeezed it out of him! "It was good." Well, at least that's SOMETHING!
Daisy: Yep, my goddaughter was here again too and she ate the meal with us this time! She liked the sausage and that was about it. :) She never eats much of anything so I wasn't surprised.
Me: I also didn't really care for the arugula, but I did eat it all. After I put some buttermilk ranch dressing on it. (I tried it without first!) It is very bitter and not something I'm looking forward to having again. Perhaps if I figure out how to make it less bitter. I also really enjoyed the chayote and I will definitely be making it again! I agreed that you couldn't really taste the lemon/lime in the sausage and I've always liked my potatoes. :D I have some leftovers, so I'm going to make The Boyfriend, Princess and Monkey try some tomorrow.
I can't seem to find my digital camera, so I had to take pics with my cell phone and forward it on to my email addy.
Here's the recipe for the chayotes:
4 medium chayotes
2 medium onions
butter
salt and pepper
2 eggs
american cheese (I used shredded mozz.)
Cut the chayotes in half, place in boiling salted water and cook until tender. Approx. 15 mins (I cooked it for 15 mins, and I don't think they were tender enough, when I cook them again I will try 20 mins) Scoop out the pulp and reserve the shells.
Chop the pulp and drain. Mince the onions and fry slowly in butter until transparent. Add the pulp of the chayote and season to taste with salt and pepper. Break the two eggs over the mixture and cook over low heat for a few minutes, mixing well until done. Stuff the shells and top with grated (shredded :P) cheese. Place in a hot over at 400 degrees F until melted and golden.
Sorry the pics are so crappy :(
Thanks,
Jazaray
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